"Ever since I've shown myself to the world, anything seems possible. And for once in my life, I can have everything. Nothing can ruin my mood today...except a weird spy drone," Kara thought to herself as she flew around Metropolis.
Kara easily caught up with the drone and blasted it with her heat vision. She then took the remains of the drone to DEO headquarters.
"Thought I would return this to you," Kara said annoyed as she placed the broken drone on a table in front of Hank. "I mean, I thought we were clicking."
"Kara...," Hank tried to interrupt.
"People who click don't spy on one another," Kara continued.
"Miss Danvers...," Hank tried to stop her.
"I don't like being followed," Kara pouted.
"If I were following you, I wouldn't use this piece of shit. I got satellites tracking your every movement," Hank explained. "This is not one of ours."
"Well...I'm not apologizing," Kara said awkwardly.
"It could be from your aunt," Hank suggested.
"Definitely from Earth," Alex said as she looked it over.
"I want to know who it is that's spying on one of my assets," Hank said taking the broken drone away.
"This asset has a name," Kara said obnoxiously as he left the room.
At CATCO, Kara tried to care that her boss won an award. "Am I getting fatter?" Cat wondered.
Kara used her X-ray vision to determine the truth. "Yes," she replied bluntly.
"I want you to get me a salad and a junior bacon cheeseburger this time. Also, a Diet Coke," Cat ordered.
"Yeah, sure," Kara said having no intention of following through.
"I won't be attending the ceremony so don't even bother putting it in my schedule," Cat added.
"Why not?" Kara asked.
"I have to deal with Carter," Cat said referring to her brat kid.
"Fired the nanny already, I see," Kara smiled.
"No, Carter broke her leg," Cat said distressed.
"Your mom?" Kara guessed.
"She's a total bitch and won't do it," Cat replied. "She's more interested in her career than my own. Does your mother give a damn about your career?"
"Well...she's not really around if you get my drift," Kara said vaguely.
"Already bored, get me my lunch," Cat ordered.
"You know, I could watch Carter for the evening," Kara offered.
"What do you want?" Cat asked seriously.
"How about a raise?" Kara suggested.
"Maybe someday," Cat considered. "You taking initiative: This is the first time I've seen this quality in you, Kara."
"Well, first time for everything," Kara joked.
"My son, Carter, he's not a normal boy," Cat said.
"He's retarded?" Kara asked concernedly.
"No, he's just shy," Cat replied annoyed.
"No worries, Supergirl can handle this," Kara smiled.
"Oh God, what have I done?" Cat realized.
Lucy Lane prattled on about her JAG work while James gave her a bored look. "So...are we going to fuck or not?"
"Jimmy...I'm trying to enjoy my chocolate thing here," Lucy said annoyed.
"Don't call me Jimmy," James shot back. "So, really, why the fuck are you here?"
"I missed you. I want to cling to you forever and ever," Lucy replied with a crazy ex-girlfriend expression.
"Well, I got to go. My boss needs me," James lied.
"We both know that's bullshit. What do you want from me?" Lucy asked.
"I wanted a lot of things, Lucy. Like I wanted to tap that ass but you said no," James said annoyed.
"There's more to a relationship than sex," Lucy said disappointed in him.
"Oh really?" James replied condescendingly. "Look, if I'm not too busy at work, I'll give you a call," James lied.
Lucy settled for this and walked off disappointed. Kara smirked from the juice bar overhearing the whole conversation. "Wow, I didn't even need to use my super hearing to hear that."
"She dumped me and now she's back," James said disgruntled.
"She dumped you? How is that even possible? You have a huge...," Kara said surprised.
"Kara, she refused to have any sex until after marriage. I was starved sexually," James said frustrated.
A sudden rattle hit the coffee shop. "An earthquake?" James wondered.
"No, a bomb. I have been hit with so many. I know exactly how they feel," Kara said and then used her vision to see through multiple buildings.
As Supergirl, Kara flew over to the burning building and noticed it was about to collapse. Going between two pillars, Kara used her super-strength to hold the floor above her up. She then used her heat vision to strengthen the metal inside the two pillars. The building then suddenly collapsed...except the two pillars and the floor Kara had been holding.
"Well...shit," Kara realized.
Unbeknownst to her, a drone had recorded the whole thing.
Kara went back to the DEO for a debriefing. "Wow, I need a shower after all that dust."
"Hundreds of people died in that collapsed building," Hank pointed out.
"You act like I caused the bombing. Why was it bombed anyway?" Kara wondered.
"A lab inventing a non-lithium battery, which is now totaled," Hank pointed to a screen. "Could be industrial espionage. We should let the FBI handle it."
"Always passing the buck to someone else," Kara chided.
"Fuck you, Kara," Hank shot back.
"Sir, the components from the bomb match the drone," Alex said coming back from the lab.
"Well, that's stupid. Why would anyone do that? Now, we have a link," Hank remarked.
"Yes, well, my lead is Maxwell Lord," Alex said unnecessarily showing his smug face on her tablet. "Both the drone and the bomb were created by Lord technologies."
"Let's pay Maxwell Lord a visit," Hank said.
Kara cracked her knuckles. "Too easy."
"No, we're not killing him," Alex corrected.
"So, we're going to just go to his building as DEO agents? Nobody even knows who we are," Kara pointed out.
Alex rolled her eyes and showed how her DEO badge could change to become an FBI badge. "Oh," Kara realized.
Kara strolled towards the exit with Alex next to her. "Well, back to work," Kara said.
"And by work, do you mean James?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"Well, we do work in the same building," Kara said confused. "Unless of course, he's with his ex."
"His ex?" Alex wondered.
"Yeah, Lucy Lane," Kara said nonchalantly.
"That's Lois Lane's sister," Alex recalled.
"Well, how about that? I never made that connection," Kara rolled her eyes. "She's gorgeous, she's smart, spells nice, and smells good. Hell, I want to fuck her, too," Kara said reflectively.
"You serious?" Alex asked hopefully.
"No, besides she's a JAG lawyer that sends bad-ass soldiers to jail just because they torture prisoners and collect ears," Kara said disapprovingly.
"Well, don't talk to James about her. That's how you get in the friend zone," Alex warned.
"Whatever, James and I fucked on the first date," Kara revealed.
"What the fuck, Kara? Did you use protection?" Alex asked surprised.
"Protection? Do you know who I am?" Kara scoffed. Kara then felt her ear as she was getting a call from Cat. "Sup?" Kara answered.
"How's Carter? Does he miss his mom?" Cat asked from her expensive limo.
"Fuck!" Kara internally screamed.
Kara tore out of the DEO facility and flew straight towards the expensive private school Carter went to. Alex merely shook her head and walked off. The two guards at the door snickered as she left.
"Did you hear that, bro?" one of them asked the other.
"Sure did," the other guard smiled. "Who knew Supergirl was such a freak?"
Kara dropped down inside a bush and quickly changed into civilian attire. The two kids hiding and kissing in the bush were scandalized. Kara walked up to a teacher to collect Carter. "So, Miss Grant put me on the list. It's Kara Danvers," Kara said.
"I just need a signature," the teacher replied.
Kara signed the form and then saw Carter in his school uniform. She fought hard not to chuckle at how much of a dork he looked. "He's all yours," the teacher said to her.
"You hear that, kid? You're all mine," Kara said to him. "Wow, you look like such a nerd in that uniform," she chided.
"My mom says it's okay to be a nerd," Carter said lamely.
"Your mom runs a gossip magazine. Almost everything we say is not true," Kara reminded him.
Hank and Alex visited Lord Industries posing as FBI agents with the drone components. "This is my technology. I make the best tech. Where did you find it?" Maxwell asked curiously.
"Inside a bomb that destroyed a whole building yesterday," Hank said seriously.
"Well, I don't make weapons. I build things rather than destroy things," Maxwell said proudly. "And it was my building that was destroyed. Thank God for insurance."
"You didn't think it worthwhile to share that information with us?" Hank asked.
"Actually, I did," Maxwell said smugly.
"Damn it," Hank kicked himself.
"So, who's targeting you?" Alex asked.
"Probably the Democrats," Maxwell said thoughtfully.
"That's a really large suspect pool," Hank said obviously.
"Let's narrow it down to lab employees that had access to the lab," Alex suggested. "Maybe someone that has a grudge against you."
"You're quite smart, you know," Maxwell complimented her.
"Well, you'll be glad to know she will be the one protecting you," Hank said.
"Nice, you look very beautiful, Agent Danvers. I know people that can get you into the acting business," Maxwell said to her.
"You don't say," Alex said uncomfortably.
Kara entertained Carter inside Cat's office as she worked. "Did you know I didn't get my first cell phone until I was sixteen," Kara said as Carter texted non-stop.
"You sound poor," Carter replied.
"Wow, is there anything I can get you, Sir?" Kara asked sarcastically. "Anything that would make you happy?"
"Supergirl!" Carter blurted out.
"I don't think she's into teenage boys," Kara said knowingly.
Carter ignored Kara and stared at the TV. "She's so cool. Last week, she stopped Reactron. Superman never did that. She can even shoot phasers out of her eyes."
"I know, right," Kara agreed. "Do you have a crush on Supergirl?" Kara teased.
"No," Carter said awkwardly.
"You got good tastes, kid," Winn chimed in.
"No, it's just that...I want to be her," Carter said and then lowered his head in shame.
"Oh...fuck...well...I...," Kara stuttered not sure what to say.
"Yeah, I feel the same way, kid. I want to be a super-hero, too," Winn said obliviously.
James broke the tension by slamming the stapler repeatedly. "Fuck this thing," he said angrily.
Kara went over to him as he looked flustered. His phone went off with Lucy Lane's picture. "You going to answer that?" Kara teased.
"I'm going to ignore it. There was a time when I would do anything for that woman, but she dumped me," James said bitterly."Now, she's totally stalking me...which is kind of hot," James admitted.
"It is," Kara agreed. "I've never seen you this angry. Want to go inside a closet and let loose some steam?"
"Don't you have to look after that kid?" James wondered.
"Fuck'em," Kara replied.
"Well, alright then," James agreed and the two quickly walked out of the room.
Alex was killing time looking over Maxwell's train blueprints. "You like trains, Agent Danvers?" Maxwell asked.
"Sure," Alex replied disinterestedly.
"I have the longest and the fastest trains. They can go through any tunnel," Maxwell told her.
"Good to know," Alex said bored.
"I use liquid helium to cool the train down. Unfortunately, some of our lab technicians started breathing helium and making funny voices," Maxwell shook his head. "You seem like you have a big brain. How about you join my team?"
"I enjoy my cushy government job where I can never be fired and I have a guaranteed pension for life," Alex replied.
"Well, in the private sector you can make a ridiculous amount of money. I have billions of dollars to my name. Besides, I'm a real hero in this city. I have my name on countless hotels and casinos across the East Coast," Maxwell said.
"We just got a new hero," Alex reminded him.
"Supergirl? Have you seen the damage she has caused? The bay is an ecological disaster and one of my buildings has been completely destroyed. I can save this planet. Have you seen my hands? These are building hands," Maxwell told her.
The phone rang breaking the tension between them. "What's happening?" Maxwell asked his secretary.
"We found a bomb in your lab FYI," his secretary said nonchalantly.
"I'll be right there," Maxwell said bored.
At the lab, Maxwell and Alex looked down at a bomb that had been stored in a metal compartment. Maxwell stared at the bomb and then picked it up. "Holy Fuck! That could have gone off," Alex shouted at him.
"I have excellent hands. See how smooth they are," Maxwell said as he placed the bomb on a table.
"We should evacuate before it goes off," Alex advised.
"The stuff in here is kind of important," Maxwell told her.
"Well, move over before you blow us both up," Alex said.
Maxwell took some pliers and cut a wire. Alex sighed with relief that they hadn't just died. "Can you consult with me before you do that?" she asked him.
The timer immediately went to five minutes and counted down. "Well...shit," Maxwell said.
At CATCO, Kara and James came back a little ruffled. "That's Jimmy Olsen, right?" Carter asked awkwardly.
"He sure is," Kara said brightly.
"I thought he was white," Carter said confused.
"Well, he just said he was on his job applications, so he could get a job," Kara explained.
"He knows Superman, doesn't he?" Carter asked curiously.
"Yep," Kara winced.
"So, he could introduce me to Superman and then have Superman introduce me to Supergirl," Carter figured.
"Or...you could just ask your mom to introduce you to Supergirl," Kara said obviously.
"My mom doesn't talk to me. Not since I told her I like...," Carter said sadly.
"Okay, hold that thought," Kara interrupted as she took a phone call from Alex.
"We have a bomb here at Lord Industries that's going to go off in a minute," Alex said stressed out.
"Don't worry. I'll save your ass...again," Kara assured her.
Kara dropped into Lord Industries' lab in her Supergirl uniform. "Thank God you're here," Alex said freaked out. "This bomb has the potential to level thirty blocks."
"Wicked," Kara grinned.
"K...Supergirl, get rid of it," Alex ordered.
"Don't worry, we still got thirty seconds," Kara rolled her eyes.
"For fuck's sake, get rid of it," Alex shouted at her.
"Fine," Kara said and flew off.
At the DEO headquarters, Hank was monitoring the situation. "She's going Mach 2," an assistant told him.
"Yeah, across the city instead of going straight up like a dumbass," Hank commented. "Supergirl, go up!"
"Oh," Kara realized and went straight up with the bomb.
"Throw it," Hank warned her.
Kara ignored Hank and continued to hold onto the bomb. It suddenly exploded high in the atmosphere. "Oh, that felt good," Kara smiled as the explosion surrounded her.
Kara woke up on a tanning bed that blasted her with solar radiation. "This really feels good. You should try it," Kara sad enjoying herself.
"I prefer not to get skin cancer," Hank replied.
"I was so scared," Alex said giving Kara a hug.
"Hey, no problem," Kara said dismissively.
"We found out who planted the bomb in the lab. His name is Ethan Knox. He was fired from the lab six months ago," Hank said showing a picture of his face on the screen.
"So...how do we find him?" Kara wondered.
"Don't you have to babysit some kid?" Alex reminded her.
"Fuck!" Kara internally screamed and ran out.
Kara entered the office and found Winn and Carter playing an inappropriately violent video game. "Thanks for looking after the kid. I don't know what I would do without you," Kara said appreciatively.
"Well, you could...," Winn said but Kara was already gone.
"You're getting killed," Carter said to Winn referring to the game.
"Every day, kid" Winn muttered.
Kara exited the office and took some "me time" at the cafe. Coincidentally, Lucy Lane found her there at the bar. "Is that you, Kara?" Lucy said coming closer.
Kara pretended to give her a warm smile. "Lucy Lane, how could I forget? You must really like the fat greasy food they serve here."
"Actually, I left my cell phone here. I'm a little frazzled," Lucy excused herself.
"Good for you," Kara said trying to ignore her as she waited for her milkshake.
"Do you happen to know? Well, I don't even know if I want to know...," Lucy babbled on.
Kara tapped the bar as she waited patiently for her milkshake. "Is James seeing anyone?" Lucy asked.
"Where the fuck is my milkshake?" Kara grumbled in her head. "Well, James and I are together sometimes," Kara answered.
"No, I mean, you're his fuck-buddy. I mean, like seriously," Lucy explained.
"I guess not then," Kara said awkwardly.
"What about Supergirl?" Lucy asked suspiciously.
"Supergirl is an all-American girl that would never fuck anyone before marriage," Kara lied.
"Well, that's a relief," Lucy sighed. "Jimmy thinks my work came in between us, but he's wrong. The reason I prioritize work is because he does the same."
"I wish...I wish I gave a shit," Kara admitted.
"He says I left him but the truth is that he left us," Lucy continued.
"I'm so sorry," Kara said with false sincerity.
"I mean, how am I going to compete against someone like Supergirl?" Lucy wondered.
"You could try a boob job," Kara recommended.
Meanwhile, Alex confronted Maxwell Lord on his former employee. "You fired Ethan Knox six months ago. His wife divorced him and took sole custody of their child. When his daughter got sick, he snapped."
"I wish...I wish I gave a shit," Maxwell said casually.
"He will target your event. You have to cancel," Alex advised.
"I won't be intimidated by terrorists," Maxwell replied. "I have a train to catch."
Kara strolled into Jame's office. "Guess who I saw in our favorite cafe: your ex."
"What does she want?" James said grumpily.
"She said, it wasn't her, it was you," Kara summarized.
"Why am I not surprised," James shook his head.
"She thought she was coming in second to Superman," Kara added.
"Well, because she was. Superman is a one-of-a-kind superhero from another planet. I would give my left nut to report on that guy," James said.
"Wow," Kara said speechless.
"I've put her behind me," James said resolved.
There was an awkward silence between them. "Well, here's your milkshake," Kara said handing him one.
Kara arrived at the DEO as Alex went over surveillance of Maxwell's new train. "You know...I feel like we're getting sidetracked from the killing criminal aliens business," Hank grumbled.
"Don't worry, I'm here to help," Kara said as she entered the room.
"Those poor people," Hank shook his head referring to the train passengers.
Lucy strolled into Jame's office hours later. "Whoa, how the fuck did you get in here?" James wondered as she came in.
"Learned from the best," Lucy said referring to Jame's ability to break into things.
"Alright, what do you want?" James asked impatiently.
Lucy closed the door and closed the blinds. She then advanced on James. "I want you," she said.
Kara was flying through the air eyeballing the train looking for a bomb. "The bomb is at the Metropolis airport," Alex radioed her.
"Alright, on my way," Kara said speeding towards the airport.
"Kara, I'm so sorry but I lost Carter. I think he's on the train," Winn said by cell phone.
"Winn, you had one job," Kara said frustrated.
"Also, I saw the bomber on the train," Winn added.
"Well...shit," Kara muttered and flew back towards the train.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked as she flew back.
"If Carter dies, I am so fired," Kara told her.
"There are thousands of more people at the airport," Alex reminded her.
"Yeah, I kind of want to keep my job, though," Kara winced.
"God damn it," Alex cursed as she hung up. "We have to go to the airport," she said to Hank.
Kara landed on the train and ripped a piece of the roof off to get inside. As it happened, she found Carter with Maxwell. "Thank God I found you, kid. We're leaving. There's a bomb on the train."
"Wait...what?" Maxwell wondered.
"Yeah...my friend said he saw a guy with a bomb on his chest," Kara said vaguely.
"I can't stop the train. It's automated," Maxwell said seriously.
"That seems like a really bad design flaw," Kara critiqued. "Anything stopping you from getting all the passengers to the back of the train."
"Nope," Maxwell replied.
"Okay then," Kara said awkwardly and then X-ray visioned through the train. She saw the bomber head to the front of the train.
Kara waited patiently as the terrorist took his sweet time getting to the front. She couldn't risk grabbing him in the middle of the train and setting the bomb off. Once he was there, Kara casually made her way to the front.
At the airport, Hank strolled out of the airport with the bomb in his hand. "How did you disarm it? That's incredible," Alex said stunned.
"It helps to be a badass," Hank said carrying the bomb away.
Ethan entered the front of the train with Kara close behind. She tore open the doors to get to him. "If you try to remove me off the train, it will go off instantly," Ethan told her.
"How about you deactivate that bomb for me, please," Kara replied condescendingly.
"There's no way out for me," Ethan said distressed.
"Yeah, you're right about that. One way or another, you're fucked," Kara agreed.
"I'm doing this for my daughter. She's sick," Ethan told her.
"I'm not following," Kara said honestly.
"No one was supposed to know it was me. Now, I can never face my little girl again," Ethan said pathetically.
"Look, man, I know a really good PR firm that can help restore your image. Just tell me how to deactivate the bomb," Kara said to him.
"You'll save them, right?" Ethan said referring to the passengers.
"I'll do what now?" Kara wondered.
"You have thirty seconds," Ethan said triggering the bomb.
"Well...shit," Kara realized.
The two stared at each other for a few seconds. "Save them!" Ethan shouted at her.
"I don't like being told what to do especially from a terrorist," Kara said with her arms crossed.
"You have the power. Do something," Ethan pleaded.
"You putting this on me? First, the building and now this train," Kara sighed.
"For the love of God, do something," Ethan said on his knees.
"Fine," Kara rolled her eyes. She fired her heat vision through the train floor separating the train link. The rest of the train split off and started to slow down.
Kara stayed with the bomber in the front of the train. "Aren't you going to slow down the rest of the train?" Ethan asked incredulously.
"Spiderman already did it," Kara shrugged.
Ethan closed his eyes as he was about to explode. "Doing the close your eyes before you die, cliche," Kara mocked.
"You're still here?!" he asked.
"Yeah, wouldn't miss it," Kara smirked.
"Tell my daughter...," Ethan began and then exploded.
Kara waited for the explosion to pass and saw nothing of Ethan remaining. "Tell her what? What?" Kara wondered.
James' office was completely torn apart as the two lovers couldn't get enough of each other. "Oh fuck, I missed my flight," Lucy recalled.
"Don't worry about it," James told her.
Kara strolled into DEO completely fine. "Can you get me that Allen's wrench?" Alex asked as she worked on a bomb. Kara nonchalantly tore the top off.
"Wow, thank God it was a dud," Alex said as she took it off. "Wait, this isn't a dud."
Kara eyed Alex with some concern. "This is a remote fail-safe. Why would you have a remote fail safe on your bomb?" Alex wondered.
"I don't understand a word you're telling me," Kara said emotionally exhausted.
"Wait, don't you have to babysit that kid?" Alex reminded her.
"Fuck!" Kara internally screamed and took off.
The next morning, apparently, Cat came by the office to pick up her kid. "You had me worried sick," Cat lied as she saw him run up to her.
"I saw Supergirl. It was so cool. I was so excited. I want to be just like her," Carter babbled.
"Great, kid," Cat said dismissively. "Now, go to school."
Cat then turned to Kara. "If you weren't Supergirl, I would totally fire you, right now."
"I was thinking. How do you juggle it all?" Kara asked referring to all of her responsibilities.
"With balls of steel," Cat answered.
At Lord Industries, Maxwell decided to drown his sorrows with some Whiskey. Kara then arrived at his window. "What can I get you?" Maxwell offered.
"How about what you're having," Kara said appreciatively.
"Is it okay for you to drink and fly?" Maxwell wondered.
"Fuck the law," Kara scoffed.
"I can drink to that," Maxwell said clinking glasses with Kara.
"You know...I heard an interesting fact. The terrorist's daughter is being treated by a doctor that was given a lifetime grant by your company."
"Oh, really?" Maxwell replied.
"I have this theory that you had a remote fail-safe in that bomb in case I didn't stop it from killing you. I'm a thinking you forced Ethan to plant those bombs to save his daughter's life," Kara accused.
"Like Star Trek Into Darkness," Maxwell recalled.
"Exactly," Kara smiled.
"I don't know what the fuck you're talking about," Maxwell denied. "But whoever did plant these bombs might be curious about you like what is she made of, how does she do it."
"A test," Kara realized.
"What could it have shown? The drones would have measured your agility, the building explosion your strength, and the bomb at the airport your speed. But the last test is the most intriguing of all," Maxwell said in a villainous tone.
"Oh yeah?" Kara doubted.
"You chose to save a hundred people on that train rather than thousands at the airport. One might deduce there was someone on that train you cared about and finding out who that person is will be the key to finding out who you really are," Maxwell concluded.
"Well, I was at the train to save your ass, Maxwell Lord," Kara said simply.
"Really?" Maxwell wondered as if the thought never occurred to him.
"Yeah, I want more than some dumb brute I can kill in an instant. I want someone to truly challenge me mentally and emotionally. I want someone intelligent and ruthless like you. I want my very own Lex Luther, and you better deliver, Maxwell Lord," Kara said pointing at his chest.
Maxwell wasn't sure he had heard correctly. "Wait...what the fuck?"
Kara smirked and flew off out his window.
